וְלֹא־ and that he had not wə·lō- הֶעֱלָ֥ה paid he·‘ĕ·lāh מִנְחָ֛ה tribute min·ḥāh לְמֶ֥לֶךְ to the king lə·me·leḵ אַשּׁ֖וּר of Assyria ’aš·šūr כְּשָׁנָ֣ה as in previous years kə·šā·nāh בְשָׁנָ֑ה . . . . ḇə·šā·nāh מֶ֣לֶךְ Therefore the king me·leḵ אַשּׁ֔וּר of Assyria ’aš·šūr וַֽיַּעַצְרֵ֙הוּ֙ arrested [Hoshea] way·ya·‘aṣ·rê·hū וַיַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּ and put him way·ya·’as·rê·hū בֵּ֥ית . . . bêṯ כֶּֽלֶא׃ in prison . ke·le 2 Kings 17:5 מֶֽלֶךְ־ Then the king me·leḵ- אַשּׁ֖וּר of Assyria ’aš·šūr וַיַּ֥עַל invaded way·ya·‘al בְּכָל־ the whole bə·ḵāl הָאָ֑רֶץ land , hā·’ā·reṣ וַיַּ֙עַל֙ marched up way·ya·‘al שֹׁמְר֔וֹן to Samaria , šō·mə·rō·wn וַיָּ֥צַר and besieged way·yā·ṣar עָלֶ֖יהָ it ‘ā·le·hā שָׁלֹ֥שׁ for three šā·lōš שָׁנִֽים׃ years . šā·nîm 2 Kings 17:6 הַתְּשִׁיעִ֜ית In the ninth hat·tə·šî·‘îṯ בִּשְׁנַ֨ת year biš·naṯ לְהוֹשֵׁ֗עַ of Hoshea , lə·hō·wō·šê·a‘ מֶֽלֶךְ־ the king me·leḵ- אַשּׁוּר֙ of Assyria ’aš·šūr אֶת־ - ’eṯ- לָכַ֤ד captured lā·ḵaḏ שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן Samaria šō·mə·rō·wn וַיֶּ֥גֶל and carried away way·ye·ḡel אֶת־ - ’eṯ- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל the Israelites yiś·rā·’êl אַשּׁ֑וּרָה to Assyria , ’aš·šū·rāh וַיֹּ֨שֶׁב where he settled way·yō·šeḇ אֹתָ֜ם them ’ō·ṯām בַּחְלַ֧ח in Halah , baḥ·laḥ גּוֹזָ֖ן in Gozan gō·w·zān וּבְחָב֛וֹר by the Habor ū·ḇə·ḥā·ḇō·wr נְהַ֥ר River , nə·har וְעָרֵ֥י and in the cities wə·‘ā·rê מָדָֽי׃פ of the Medes . mā·ḏāy 2 Kings 17:7 וַיְהִ֗י All this happened way·hî כִּֽי־ because kî- בְנֵֽי־ the people ḇə·nê- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ of Israel yiś·rā·’êl חָטְא֤וּ had sinned ḥā·ṭə·’ū לַיהוָ֣ה against YHWH Yah·weh אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם their God , ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem הַמַּעֲלֶ֤ה who had brought ham·ma·‘ă·leh אֹתָם֙ them ’ō·ṯām מֵאֶ֣רֶץ out of the land mê·’e·reṣ מִצְרַ֔יִם of Egypt miṣ·ra·yim מִתַּ֕חַת from under mit·ta·ḥaṯ יַ֖ד the hand yaḏ פַּרְעֹ֣ה of Pharaoh par·‘ōh מֶֽלֶךְ־ king me·leḵ- מִצְרָ֑יִם of Egypt . miṣ·rā·yim וַיִּֽירְא֖וּ They had worshiped way·yî·rə·’ū אֲחֵרִֽים׃ other ’ă·ḥê·rîm אֱלֹהִ֥ים gods ’ĕ·lō·hîm 2 Kings 17:8 וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ and walked way·yê·lə·ḵū בְּחֻקּ֣וֹת in the customs bə·ḥuq·qō·wṯ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם of the nations hag·gō·w·yim אֲשֶׁר֙ that ’ă·šer יְהוָ֔ה YHWH Yah·weh הוֹרִ֣ישׁ had driven out hō·w·rîš מִפְּנֵ֖י before mip·pə·nê בְּנֵ֣י the Israelites bə·nê יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל . . . , yiś·rā·’êl אֲשֶׁ֥ר as well as in the practices ’ă·šer עָשֽׂוּ׃ introduced ‘ā·śū וּמַלְכֵ֥י by the kings ū·mal·ḵê יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל of Israel . yiś·rā·’êl 2 Kings 17:9 בְנֵֽי־ The Israelites ḇə·nê- יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל . . . yiś·rā·’êl דְּבָרִים֙ . . . də·ḇā·rîm וַיְחַפְּא֣וּ secretly did way·ḥap·pə·’ū עַל־ things against ‘al- יְהוָ֖ה YHWH Yah·weh אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם their God ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem אֲשֶׁ֣ר that [were] ’ă·šer לֹא־ not lō-

